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How to Install Ubuntu on VirtualBox

How to Install Ubuntu on VirtualBox [Step by Step Guide]

General -> Advanced -> Shared Clipboard : Bidirectional & Drag’n’ Drop: Bidirectional

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System -> Boot order -> Floppy (Uncheck)

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USB -> Enable USB Controller -> USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller

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Click OK.

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Your Ubuntu OS is ready to install in VirtualBox. Let’s start!

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Let’s install Ubuntu!

Step 12: For the first few seconds of the boot process a largely blank screen will appear with the following image located along the bottom edge.

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Disk checking…

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Ubuntu booting…

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Step 13: In the left pane select Language for displaying information in the installer interface. English is selected in the current example. Then click Install Ubuntu.

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Step 14: Either select your keyboard layout or, if you are unsure, click on the Detect Keyboard Layout button to work through some steps to identify your keyboard before clicking on Continue.

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On the next screen, choose whether to perform the Normal or Minimal installation:

Step 15: Select the Normal option if you have plenty of disk space and want to explore the main applications and utilities included with Ubuntu without having to manually install them later.

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Sunil Pradhan

Hi there 👋 I am a front-end developer passionate about cutting-edge, semantic, pixel-perfect design. Writing helps me to understand things better.